The Masque of the Red Death

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Prince Prospero and his guests lock themselves in an abbey to escape the Red Death.

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escape the Red Death

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Revelers' masks and costumes symbolize hiding from the Red Death. Supporting detail?

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Uninvited guest has blood on his mask and costume.

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Symbolism of red windows in the last chamber of "The Masque of the Red Death"?

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blood and death

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Prince Prospero's guests appear joyful, yet they grow silent with each clock chime. What does this reveal about their true feelings?

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Worried about the Red Death beneath their happy exterior.

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Symbol suggesting short lives of revelers in "The Masque of the Red Death":

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ebony clock

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Symbol of the uninvited guest in "The Masque of the Red Death"?

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death

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Death of Prince Prospero

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Stabbed with a dagger.

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In "The Masque of the Red Death," the tripods' flames extinguish with the last reveler. What do the flames symbolize?

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the revelers' lives

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Message in "The Masque of the Red Death":

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Wealth cannot protect one from death.

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Prince Prospero's reason for the masquerade:

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to distract himself and his guests from boredom and fear of seclusion.